Chronic high‐dose testosterone treatment: impact on rat cardiac contractile biology by Munthana Wadthaisong, Namthip Witayavanitkul, Tepmanas Bupha‐Intr, Jonggonnee Wattanapermpool, Pieter P. deTombe

“…However, myocardial hypertrophy, fibrosis, and infarction have been reported in testosterone or androgenic anabolic steroid abuse. Therefore, better understanding of the factors leading to adverse results of androgen abuse is needed. …”
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Low Testosterone in Adolescents & Young Adults by Jordan Cohen, Daniel E. Nassau, Premal Patel, Ranjith Ramasamy

“…While an underlying congenital cause should always be considered in young men with hypogonadism, acquired conditions such as obesity, diabetes, anabolic steroid or illicit drug use have all been associated with low testosterone levels. …”
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Vascular adaptive responses to physical exercise and to stress are affected differently by nandrolone administration by T. Bruder-Nascimento, S. Cordellini

“…Androgenic anabolic steroid, physical exercise and stress induce cardiovascular adaptations including increased endothelial function. …”
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Common questions and misconceptions about creatine supplementation: what does the scientific evidence really show? by Jose Antonio, Darren G. Candow, Scott C. Forbes, Bruno Gualano, Andrew R. Jagim, Richard B. Kreider, Eric S. Rawson, Abbie E. Smith-Ryan, Trisha A. VanDusseldorp, Darryn S. Willoughby, Tim N. Ziegenfuss

“…2. Is creatine an anabolic steroid? 3. Does creatine cause kidney damage/renal dysfunction? …”
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Vascular adaptive responses to physical exercise and to stress are affected differently by nandrolone administration by T. Bruder-Nascimento, S. Cordellini

“…Androgenic anabolic steroid, physical exercise and stress induce cardiovascular adaptations including increased endothelial function. …”
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Stress Levels and Hormonal Coupling and Their Relationship with Sports Performance in an Elite Women’s Volleyball Team by Álvaro Miguel-Ortega, Julen Fernández-Landa, Julio Calleja-González, Juan Mielgo-Ayuso

“…The testosterone–cortisol ratio is a concept in human biology that refers to the balance between testosterone, the main anabolic steroid, and cortisol, another steroid hormone. …”
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Measuring DHEA-S in saliva: time of day differences and positive correlations between two different types of collection methods by Klein Laura C, Whetzel Courtney A

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The anabolic steroid, dehydroepiandosterone sulfate (DHEA-S), is secreted from the adrenal cortex. …”
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Red wine and component flavonoids inhibit UGT2B17 <it>in vitro</it> by Jenkinson Carl, Petroczi Andrea, Naughton Declan P

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The metabolism and excretion of the anabolic steroid testosterone occurs by glucuronidation to the conjugate testosterone glucuronide which is then excreted in urine. …”
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Localized Rhabdomyolysis Associated With Testosterone Enanthate for Gender-Affirming Hormonal Therapy by Rashmi Reddy, MD, Sergio Lizama-Hernández, MD, Ava M. Port, MD

“…Discussion: Localized anabolic steroid use has been associated with rhabdomyolysis. …”
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Trazodone induced euprolactinemic galactorrhea – a case report by D. Mortágua, D. Rafaela

“…The possibility of pregnancy or continued intake of anabolizing steroids was excluded. The condition reversed upon discontinuation of the drug. …”
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Study the Effects of Anadrol Overdose on Liver Function in Male Rats by Qassim A Zigam, Zahraa Sami Mohammed, Ahmed Obaid Hossain

“…Anadrol (oxymetholone) is an active androgenic anabolic steroid that has been clinically studied in numerous diseases since the 1960s. …”
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Body dysmorphic disorder, muscle dysmorphia, weight and shape dissatisfaction and the use of appearance-enhancing drugs in the military: a systematic review by Applewhite, B, Olivola, M, Tweed, C, Wesemann, U, Himmerich, H

“…</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> We used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines and used PubMed, Web of Science and PsycINFO as databases with &ldquo;body dysmorphic disorder,&rdquo; &ldquo;muscle dysmorphia,&rdquo; &ldquo;body image,&rdquo; &ldquo;performance and image enhancing drugs,&rdquo; &ldquo;anabolic steroid,&rdquo; military personnel,&rdquo; &ldquo;soldiers,&rdquo; &ldquo;navy,&rdquo; &ldquo;air force,&rdquo; &ldquo;army&rdquo; and &ldquo;armed forces&rdquo; as search terms.…”

Acute compartment syndrome of the deltoid: a case report and systematic review of the literature by Joseph P. Scollan, MD, Morgan L. Bertsch, MD, Christopher D. Flanagan, MD, Morad Chughtai, MD, Kyle J. Chepla, MD, Harry A. Hoyen, MD, Blaine T. Bafus, MD

“…Of 19 cases, 5 (26%) occurred in powerlifters, climbers, or anabolic steroid or testosterone injectors. In 13 of 19 cases (68%), the patients were men aged 18-36 years, and only 1 female case (5%) was reported. …”
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Low levels of endogenous anabolic androgenic steroids in females with severe asthma taking corticosteroids by Valentyna Yasinska, Cristina Gómez, Johan Kolmert, Magnus Ericsson, Anton Pohanka, Anna James, Lars I. Andersson, Maria Sparreman-Mikus, Ana R. Sousa, John H. Riley, Stewart Bates, Per S. Bakke, Nazanin Zounemat Kermani, Massimo Caruso, Pascal Chanez, Stephen J. Fowler, Thomas Geiser, Peter H. Howarth, Ildikó Horváth, Norbert Krug, Paolo Montuschi, Marek Sanak, Annelie Behndig, Dominick E. Shaw, Richard G. Knowles, Barbro Dahlén, Anke-Hilse Maitland-van der Zee, Peter J. Sterk, Ratko Djukanovic, Ian M. Adcock, Kian Fan Chung, Craig E. Wheelock, Sven-Erik Dahlén, Eva Wikström Jonsson, H. Ahmed

“…The extent of endogenous androgenic anabolic steroid (EAAS) suppression in asthma has not previously been described in detail. …”
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Muscle Growth and Anabolism in Intensive Care Survivors (GAINS) trial: a pilot randomised controlled trial by Matthew H Anstey, Rashmi Rauniyar, Ethan Fitzclarence, Natalie Tran, Emma Osnain, Bianca Mammana, Angela Jacques, Robert N Palmer, Andrew Chapman, Bradley Wibrow

“…Background To explore the feasibility, safety, and potential benefits of administration of the anabolic steroid nandrolone to patients in the recovery phase from critical illness weakness. …”
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Potential Assessment of UGT2B17 Inhibition by Salicylic Acid in Human Supersomes In Vitro by Hassan Salhab, Declan P. Naughton, James Barker

“…Bioavailability and the rate of anabolic steroid testosterone metabolism can be affected upon UGT glucuronidation enzyme alteration. …”
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Effects of exercise and supraphysiological dose of nandrolone decano-ate on the rat plasma opioid level: a brief report by Mehdi Mohebi, Khalil Pourkhalili, Mahnaz Kesmati, Samad Akbarzadeh, Zahra Akbari

“…Keeping in mind that opi-oidergic system play an important role in behavior, athletes abusing anabolic steroid drugs may potentially experience changes in mood and behavior.…”
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Hepatic lipase activity influences high density lipoprotein subclass distribution in normotriglyceridemic men: genetic and pharmacological evidence by Scott M. Grundy, Gloria L. Vega, James D. Otvos, David L. Rainwater, Jonathan C. Cohen

“…To determine the effects of increased hepatic lipase activity, 20 men were given the synthetic anabolic steroid, stanozolol. Stanozolol treatment increased hepatic lipase activity more than two-fold (38 ± 18 to 85 ± 25 mmol·l−1·hr−1), and markedly reduced the plasma concentrations of the larger HDL subclasses (HDL2b and HDL2a). …”
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A Useful Blood Flow Restriction Training Risk Stratification for Exercise and Rehabilitation by Dahan da Cunha Nascimento, Dahan da Cunha Nascimento, Nicholas Rolnick, Ivo Vieira de Sousa Neto, Richard Severin, Richard Severin, Fabiani Lage Rodrigues Beal, Fabiani Lage Rodrigues Beal

“…In addition, considering the potential risks of thrombosis promoted by BFRT in medically compromised populations, BFRT use warrants caution for patients that already display impaired blood coagulability, loss of antithrombotic mechanisms in the vessel wall, and stasis caused by immobility (e.g., COVID-19 patients, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, orthopedic post-surgery, anabolic steroid and ergogenic substance users, rheumatoid arthritis, and pregnant/postpartum women). …”
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Normalization of Testosterone Levels After Testosterone Replacement Therapy Is Associated With Decreased Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation by Rishi Sharma, Olurinde A. Oni, Kamal Gupta, Mukut Sharma, Ram Sharma, Vikas Singh, Deepak Parashara, Surineni Kamalakar, Buddhadeb Dawn, Guoqing Chen, John A. Ambrose, Rajat S. Barua

“…In contrast, it is also reported that anabolic steroid use is associated with an increase in the risk of AF. …”
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